Suela Mëhilli

Albanian alpine skier.

Born January 28th, 1994 (age 32 years) in Vlorë.

Manuel Esteban Soto

Colombian athletics competitor.

Born January 28th, 1994 (age 32 years) in Pitalito.

Alexander Fölker

Romanian handball player.

Born January 28th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Orșova.

Anni Holdmann

German sprinter (1900–1960).

Born January 28th, 1900 in Hamburg.

Died November 2nd, 1960 at 60 years old in Hamburg.

Mareen Kräh

German judoka.

Born January 28th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Spremberg.

Anne Helin

Finnish ice hockey player.

Born January 28th, 1987 (age 39 years) in Helsinki.

Wilhelm Arwe

Swedish ice hockey player.

Born January 28th, 1898. ^[ref]

Died April 8th, 1980 at 82 years old in Stockholm.

António Cardoso e Cunha

Portuguese politician (1933–2021).

Born January 28th, 1933 in Leiria.

Died January 24th, 2021 at 87 years old ^[ref]

Luca Scinto

Italian cyclist.

Born January 28th, 1968 (age 58 years) in Fucecchio.

Dirk Meier

East german cyclist.

Born January 28th, 1964 (age 62 years) in Spremberg.

Maciej Czyżowicz

Modern pentathlete.

Born January 28th, 1962 (age 64 years) in Szczecin.

Irena Szydłowska

Polish archer (1928-1983).

Born January 28th, 1928 in Lviv.

Died August 14th, 1983 at 55 years old in Warsaw.

Karl-Heinz Luck

East german nordic combined skier (1945–2024).

Born January 28th, 1945 in Unterschönau. ^[ref]

Died August 31st, 2024 at 79 years old in Rotterode. ^[ref]

Sigrun Krause

East german cross-country skier.

Born January 28th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Steinbach-Hallenberg.

Thomas Frühmann

Austrian jockey.

Born January 28th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Vienna.

Mario Ortiz

Chilean footballer (1929–2006).

Born January 28th, 1936 in Santiago.

Died May 2nd, 2006 at 70 years old in Santiago.

Jules Aimé Battandier

French botanist (1848-1922).

Born January 28th, 1848 in Annonay.

Died September 18th, 1922 at 74 years old in Algiers.

Saeko Kimura

Olympic synchronized swimmer.

Born January 28th, 1963 (age 63 years) in Osaka Prefecture.

Vicente Jiménez Zamora

Spanish archbishop.

Born January 28th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Ágreda.

Kauko Hänninen

Finnish rower.

Born January 28th, 1930 in Kinnula.

Died August 26th, 2013 at 83 years old in Sipoo. ^[ref]

Hartmut Schreiber

East german rower.

Born January 28th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Wittlich.

Antonio González Álvarez

Spanish footballer.

Born January 28th, 1940 in Antequera.

Died December 11th, 2025 at 85 years old in Málaga. ^[ref]

Wellington Aparecido Martins

Brazilian footballer.

Born January 28th, 1991 (age 35 years) in São Paulo.

Kaarlo Soinio

Finnish gymnast and footballer (1888-1960).

Born January 28th, 1888 in Helsinki.

Died October 24th, 1960 at 72 years old in Helsinki.

Tore Torvbråten

Norwegian male curler.

Born January 28th, 1968 (age 58 years) in Oslo.